A parable based on Psalm 23
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I love the book of Psalms. Psalm 23 is tried and true and commonly used, but it’s also one of my favorites.
That’s why I was excited to find Sammy and His Shepherd
. I requested it to review from Reformation Trust because I love children’s books. And I love Psalm 23. (I know I said that already. It’s my party blog, and I can cry be redundant if I want to.)
This is the story of Sammy, short for Samuel, who has a loving shepherd. And the story of a sheep who had no name and an unkind shepherd but who is bought and redeemed and loved and named Precious by Sammy’s shepherd. As she learns about the blessings and responsibilities of being a sheep of the shepherd’s, we (parents and children) learn lessons about being children of our Shepherd.
Each of the eleven chapters is titled with a verse or part of a verse from Psalm 23, and then that chapter illustrates the verse through the parable of Sammy and his shepherd. To help parents in using this as a Bible study or in just discussing it further, a lengthy appendix in the back includes additional verses, questions for discussion, and action steps for each chapter.
I consider this another must-have for your children’s library. Love, love, love it.
Many thanks to Reformation Trust Publishing for allowing me, an unworthy sheep, to review this. They didn’t ask for a positive review, only an honest one.
That’s why I was excited to find Sammy and His Shepherd
. I requested it to review from Reformation Trust because I love children’s books. And I love Psalm 23. (I know I said that already. It’s my party blog, and I can cry be redundant if I want to.)This is the story of Sammy, short for Samuel, who has a loving shepherd. And the story of a sheep who had no name and an unkind shepherd but who is bought and redeemed and loved and named Precious by Sammy’s shepherd. As she learns about the blessings and responsibilities of being a sheep of the shepherd’s, we (parents and children) learn lessons about being children of our Shepherd.
Each of the eleven chapters is titled with a verse or part of a verse from Psalm 23, and then that chapter illustrates the verse through the parable of Sammy and his shepherd. To help parents in using this as a Bible study or in just discussing it further, a lengthy appendix in the back includes additional verses, questions for discussion, and action steps for each chapter.
I consider this another must-have for your children’s library. Love, love, love it.
Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will praise you forever;
from generation to generation
we will recount your praise.
will praise you forever;
from generation to generation
we will recount your praise.
Psalm 79:13
Many thanks to Reformation Trust Publishing for allowing me, an unworthy sheep, to review this. They didn’t ask for a positive review, only an honest one.